![]() Hilde M?ller Knag: I think she is the alterego of Sophie in the real world Sophie Amundsen: she is a girl who is very smart because she understands all the philosophical studies she does (which I didn’t)Īlberto Knox: he is Sophie’s teacher in philosophy and he is very smart When they find out the truth they seem to live in a world that is not real (what we think!). Sophie and Alberto are on a voyage to find out the truth about their world. Knowledge: you think you know something but you don’t (Socrates says:Wisdom is he who know he does not know) Plato: the whole idea of a world next to ours is a idea of Plato The name Sophie is chosen because in Greek we have the word ‘sophia’ which means wisdom. Sophie is the main character of the book and they live in a ‘world that does not exist’, which is the book of Hildes father. * climax: Sophie and Alberto find out they live in a bookħ) Account for the title and their relevance to the work: ![]() * initial incident: Sophie finds a letter in her mailbox ![]() * social setting: the average everyday people Novel of recreation = the book describes the history of philosophy Gaarder lives in Oslo with his family.ī: Alternative realism = it is a bit of a myth because at the end we find out the main character are living in a book ![]() Sophie’s World is his first book to appear in English. ![]() Jostein Gaarder, born in 1952 in Norway, has taught philosophy for many years. 2) Notes on the author, his life, his works and time: ![]()
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